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Charles Bradley pours tragic life into soul-searing music

It wasn’t until he was in his sixties that Charles Bradley had the resources and support to finally record his debut album. That 2011 release, “No Time for Dreaming” (Dunham/Daptone), is essentially his autobiography, the story of a soul man-in-waiting, of perseverance in the face of death, poverty and ill fortune.